YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar doesn't want the hard work in the ATC to go to waste.

The Knights finished second in the Yorkshire group to reach these quarter-final play-offs, but Featherstone qualified too as the best-placed third team and the two clubs were again paired together in the draw.

"Like every game we want to win. We've done it tough in the group and it would be nice to progress and see how far we can go," said Agar.

"I will be looking more at our performance than the result. Our performance was pretty poor for half an hour last week and we'll be looking for a higher level of intensity.

"I would say Featherstone will be fired up for this one. I'm sure they won't want us to finish with a 4-0 scoreline. But it's a different game. I expect them to be fired up and as tough as they always have been."

The 17 on duty last week are all in this week's 21-man squad although Rob Kama, Mark Cain and Andy Burland may step aside while winger Chris Smith's ongoing knee injury is still troubling him. Mark Stewart, a two-try hero in the last game against Rovers, Tom Andrews, Aaron Wood and Scott Walker all return to the squad. Alex Godfrey's injured hamstring is unlikely to be risked.

Featherstone will be without suspended pair Richard Newlove and Jim Carlton for this game following their recent red cards against York, the former also getting an extra three-match ban after being cited in the game against Oldham.

Coach Gary Price has released on-loan Huddersfield centre Ben Feehan and drafts in young full-back Craig Moss.

Updated: 09:54 Saturday, April 24, 2004